Guitar of the Month

Sometimes More is Better

The August Custom 24 8-String celebrates more. More registers available; more chord options; more tonal range. Inspired by an 8-String designed with Periphery’s Mark Holcomb, these instruments allow players’ creativity to take over with no limitations. Thanks to their extended range, 8-string guitars inspire new technique and unorthodox compositions that can work with any musical style. The inclusion of Holcomb’s signature Seymour Duncan Alpha and Omega pickups offer a snarling and aggressive tone that is also glassy and articulate.

The August Custom 24 8-String models will be finished in Frostbite Glow and ship to F#, B, E, A, D, G, B, E. Only eight of these instruments will be made for August 2016, commemorating Private Stock’s 20th Anniversary.

Private Stock Guitar of the Month

The original Guitars of the Month were cased between December
1994 and March 1996. They provided the opportunity to experiment
with new ideas and led directly to the Private Stock to the
creation of the Private Stock program with the first
“official” Private Stock instrument casing on April
19, 1996.

“At the time, the original Guitars of the Month program
was a way for us to experiment with new designs and features. To
this day, that innovation and specialization is still at the
heart of the Private Stock program, and we are very excited to
try out some new ideas for our 20th Anniversary year.” – Paul Reed Smith